The Creator Of The Daft Punk Video And The Author Of The Manga Has Died
Daft Punk video creator and manga creator Leiji Matsumoto has died at the age of 85.
Matsumoto, who starred in the 2000 music videos for the songs “One More Time,” “Digital Love,” and “Aerodynamic,” passed away last week (February 13) of acute heart failure.
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Her daughter, Makiko Matsumoto, wrote in a statement: “Sea of Stars manga artist Leiji Matsumoto passed away on February 13, 2023 in a Tokyo hospital at the age of 85.
"Farewell to relatives has already been made. I think it was a happy life."
Matsumoto (real name Akira Matsumoto) is active in the manga and anime worlds as well as the movie world, and is best known for his work on the TV series Space Battleship Yamato and the 1979 movie Galactic Express 999.
Writer Jack Davison, who previously worked with Matsumoto, paid tribute to the late artist.
He writes, "Lizzie Matsumo's work became the basis for what we call 'anime/manga fandom' in the US and Japan. There's a reason the first anime convention held in the US was called 'Yamato-kun'." The first anime cosplay was a cast of Leiji Matsumoto characters .
"Leiji Matsumoto's influence on the modern world has been as profound as George Lucas'. His work reverberates everywhere. He was tall like all of his characters. A dreamer with big dreams."
Meanwhile, Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalore recently shared the first track from his upcoming solo album Mythologies.
The colossal "La Coachman" is the tenth of the 23 pieces that make up the orchestra's "Mythology". The 90-minute album was originally commissioned by Angeline Priljokaj, choreographer for the ballet of the same name and founder of Priljokaj Ballet.
The former Daft Punk member's album, which will be released on April 7, is not based on electronic music. Instead, it "focuses on the traditional, wide-ranging power of the symphony and as such incorporates the history of orchestral ballet music."
